Blatce, Czechia
Houska Castle
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
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Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Želízy, Czechia
Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Prague, Czechia
A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Panenský Týnec, Czechia
The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Putim, Czechia
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia
Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Iceland
A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.
Iceland
This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.
Iceland
Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.
Bjarnarhöfn, Iceland
At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.
Iceland
This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.
Iceland
This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.
Húsafell, Iceland
Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Deildartunguhver, Iceland
Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.
Hvalfjarðarvegur, Iceland
Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.
Iceland
A rugged hike leads to a breathtaking waterfall, once thought to be the tallest in Iceland.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.